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Application June 28, 1933, Serial No. 677,961

s Claims. (01. 15-118) This invention relates to improvements in mopsand more particularly to improvements in the so-called dry and oil mopsused primarily for removing dust from floors, ceilings, and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a mop of such construction thatthe head thereof can be agitated efficiently to shake dust therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide mechanism for agitatingthe head of the mop of such construction that it does not interfere withthe normal operation of the mop.

A further object of the invention is to provide agitating mechanism ofsuch construction that a minimum of operating parts are mountedexteriorly of the handle.

A still further object of the invention is toprovide a mop soconstructed that the shaking mechanism can be disconnected from the headtemporarily to permit reversal of the head.

Inone form of the present invention, a mop of conventional character isprovided with mechanism for agitating the head thereof to permit shakingof dust from the head. In this type of mop, the handle is pivotallyconnected to the base" of the head in the usual fashion, and inaddition, the handle is made hollow for a part of its length extendingupwardly from its pivotalpoint. An arm is mounted on the base of the mopextending upwardly therefrom, and to this arm is pivotally secured abent arm of arod which slides in the hollowed out portion of the handle.

Intermediate the ends of the handle, a slot is provided therein whichcommunicates with the hollowed out portion, and a sleeve is securedaround the handle and attached in any suitable fashion to the rod insideof the handle. By the arrangement of sliding rod and sliding sleeve, itis possible by holding the handle in one hand and rapidlymoving thesleeve backwardly and forwardly along the handle, to agitate the head ofth'e mop to shake dusttherefrom. In conjuncto the handle near the headof the mop. The retion withthis type of mop, use may be made ofmechanism for dispensing oil in the path of the mop, suchmechanismcomprising a suitable receptacle for the oil, which receptacle issecured ceptacle is provided with a spring closed valve whichcan beoperated by a cord to release the desired quantity of oil from thereceptacle into the path of the mop. This cord, one end of which ingwalls and ceilings. This type of mop is constructed of framework of suchcharacter that ordinarily the head can be completely rotated relativeto'the handle. The handle is hollowed out as in the previous form, andis provided with a rod, one end of which is bent to form a crank. Tothis crank is attached an arm which also is attached to the frame nearthe extremity thereof. The attachment of the arm to the frame isremovable so that the frame can be rotated sufiiciently toreverse thewiping surfaces of the mop after which the arm can be again secured tothe frame. This arrangement permits the operator to shake the dust fromthe mop as in the previous form and at the same time permits theoperator to reverse the mop so that each wiping surface thereof can beused infsuccession.

Other features, objects and advantages of this invention will becomeapparent by reference to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings forming a part of the same,wherein Fig, 1 is a perspective view of a mop embodying the agitating orshaking mechanism of the invention.

Fig. 1a is an enlarged section of the oil dispensing mechanism attachedto the handle of the mop of Fig. 1..

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a. section taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 44 of Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is a plan view'of a difl'erent type of mop so constructed as toembody the attaching or shaking mechanism of the'invention.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the mop shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a section taken substantially on the line 'l| of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a modified arrangement for attaching theshaking mechanism to the frame of the mop.

Fig. 9 is a section taken substantially on the line 99 of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a section similar to Fig. '7 of a further form of attachingmechanism for securing the agitating rod to the mop frame.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 1 to 4,inclusive, l0 indicates the base of a mop head constructed in theconventional manner and having secured thereto cords or other suitablefabric II. The base III has a part l2 bent upwardly as shown in Fig. 1,from which extends downwardly, ears M. A handle attaching member |5 ofconventional character is pivotally connected to the ears M by means ofa bolt and nut as is commonly the practice. Extending upwardly from thebase I!) is an arm |6 made as a substantially flat bar.

Secured to the handle attaching member I5, is a handle I! preferablymade of wood. This handle H is hollowed out centrally thereof for aconsiderable distance upwardly from the end attached to the member l5.Intermediate the ends of the handle l! is a slot l8 which communicateswith the hollowed out interior of the handle below the termination ofsuch hollowed out portion. slidable in the hollowed out portion in thehandle is a rod I9, the end of which is bent as at 25 to form in effecta crank. The crank 26 is pivotally secured to the upper end of the armi6 as shown at 2|. Slidably mounted on the handle I! is a sleeve 22,preferably but not necessarily, made of wood. This sleeve 22 is rigidlysecured to the rod |9 by means of a set screw 24 which passes throughthe slot I8 into engagement with the rod I9. While the connectionbetween the sleeve and the rod has been shown as being by the use of aset screw passing through the slot, any other suitable arrangement maybe utilized.

Secured to the handle I! above the head of the mop is an oil container25, preferably but not necessarily cylindrical, and made of somesuitable metal. This oil container can be attached to the handle in anydesired fashion. The upper end of the container is provided with a fillplug 26 while the lower end of the container is provided with a valvemechanism indicated generally at 21. The valve mechanism illustrated iscomposed of a cylindrical extension 28 of the container 25 whichcommunicates with an enlarged cylindrical extension 29. This extension29 is provided with an opening 30 near the lower end thereof. Fittingover the extension 29 is a closed end cylindrical member 3|, the upperedges of which may be spun over the shoulder between the extensions 29and 28 as at 32. A coiled spring 34 is positioned between the closed endof the cylinder 3| and the closed end of the cylinder 29 serving toforce the cylinder 3| downwardly. An opening 35 in the cylinder 3| canbe brought into register with the opening 36 in cylinder 3|. An ear 36secured to the cylinder 3| has an eye therein for the attachment of acord 31, the other end of which can be secured to a stud 38 near theupper end of the mop.

The operation and use 'of this type of mop is substantially as follows.The mop may be used to wipe floors or other surfaces in the usualfashion. When it is desired to shake the mop to release dust from thesurface contacting parts thereof, the operator may merely hold the upperend of the handle and then rapidly move the collar 22 upwardly anddownwardly along the handle. This rapid movement of the collarcommunicates a movement to the head through the rod i9, the crank 26 onthe end thereof, and the arm Hi. In other words, the head of the mop ismoved rapidly from position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to positionshown in dotted lines in the same figure. If it becomes necessary a partof the handle attaching member I5 may be cut away as at 46 to permitextended movement of the crank end 26 of the agitating rod. This type ofmechanism for shaking the mop head possesses advantages over anymechanism known to the art for producing a similar result. To beginwith,

the only part on the mechanism outside of the handle is the simplesleeve 22, so that there is substantially nothing which will interferewith the use of the mop by the operator. It will be apparent that thehandle may be moved readily through the guiding grip of the operatorwithout interfering with such grip. Another advantage resides in thefact that the operator can determine exactly where the dust to be shakenfrom the mop will be deposited. It is only necessary to hold the head ofthe mop over a paper, for example, and then rapidly manipulate theshaking mechanism.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 5 to 10, inclusive, aslightly different type of mop construction is utilized. This mop ismade up of a frame member indicated generally at 50, which frame isconstructed preferably of a single wire shaped to form two rectangles 5|and 52 substantially parallel to each other and spaced apart by means ofa span of wire 54, which span is part of the single wire constitutingthe entire frame. A handle attaching member 55 has two leg portions 56through which the span 54 passes. These legs 56 are spaced apart andhave bearings substantially against the two parts 5| and 52. The handle51 is secured to the attaching member 55 in any desired fashion. Thishandle 51 is hollowed out in the same fashion as the handle l1 and hasslidable therein a rod 59, the lower end of which is bent to form acrank 60 in the same manner as before explained. A sleeve similar tosleeve 22 is utilized in this form of the invention but is notillustrated in the drawings.

The crank 60 may be flattened out for a part of its length near the endthereof for connection between the forks of an arm 6|. A pin 62 passingthrough the forks of the arm 6| and the end of the crank 6!) serves topivotally connect these members together. The arm 6| is of a slightcurvature as shown in Fig. 6, and has rounded extensions 64 extendingoutwardly from each side thereof at the base thereof. This base part ofthe arm, including the extensions 64, can be hollowed out as shown andtwo pistons 65 and 66 are mounted within the hollowed out portion. Upperand lower slots 6'! and 68, respectively, are provided in the extensions64. A pin 69 passes through the piston 65, being seated in the slots 6'!and 68 while a similar pin 10 is similarly mounted in the piston 66. Aspring H serves to force the two pistons 65 and 66 outwardly. Thepistons 65 and 66 are provided with small pinlike extensions 12 and 13,respectively. Openings in the nature of round holes 14 are provided inthe frame in the adjacent expanses of the rectangles 5| and 52. It willbe noted that these openings 14 are provided at each end of therectangles. The openings are so positioned as to accommodate the smallpins I2 and 13. In the drawings, the fringe or fabric has been omittedfrom the framework for purpose of clarity.

The operation of this type of construction is substantially as follows.The two pins 12 and I3 are placed in engagement with a pair of openings14 in the two rectangular sections 5| and 52. The engagement may be madeby pressing the upper ends of the pins 69 and 10 toward the otherthereby pulling the cylinders 65 and 66 inwardly. When the arm 6| hasbeen properly positioned, pressure is released from the pins 69 and 10with the result that the cylinders 65 and 66 are pressed outwardly bythe spring 1|. This causes engagement of the pins 12 and 13 with a pairof holes 14. The mop can then be used to wipe walls or any other desiredsurface. If one wiping surface of the mop becomes soiled the othersurface may be utilized by first disengaging the pins l2 and 13 from thepair of holes 14,

and then rotating the two sections 5| and 52 through substantially 180degrees until the pins 12 and i3 can be moved into engagement with theother pair of holes i4. Of course, during the use of the mop and at anytime, dust can be shaken therefrom by manipulating the shaking mechanismin the manner explained in connection with the previously describedembodiment of the invention.

In Figures 8 and 9 a different arrangement for attaching the arm 6| tothe frame of the mop is shown. In this construction the arm is made of asingle strip of material, preferably of some metal having resiliency,which is bent into a hair-pin shape as at 80 to accommodate the end ofthe crank 68 by means of a pin 8| passing through the parts 80 of thearm and the crank 60. The ends of the hair-pin are flared outwardly asat 82 and are then bent upwardly into a substantially ogee curvature asat 84. The parts 84 may be made of greater width than the parts 82 ifdesired. Since this construction possesses considerable resiliency, itis possible to engage I opposite parts of the frame of the mop withindentations in the curved parts 84 as shown in Fig. 9. When it isdesired to reverse the mop it is merely necessary to disengage the framefrom the parts 84, rotate the frame through 180 degrees, and then springthe frame into engagement with the same parts 84.

A still further form of mechanism for attaching the crank to an arm isshown in Fig. 10. In this form, the arm 6| has hollowed extensions 64 inwhich are positioned similar pistons 90. Pins 9| pass through the slotsin the extensions 64 to lock the pistons 98 in place. A spring 92normally forces these pistons outwardly. Each piston 90 is provided atthe outer end thereof overcoming the resiliency of the spring 92.

with an indented clip member 94 of such curvature as to permit theseating of a wire 95 formed as part of the frame shown in Fig. 5. Due tothe shape of these clips 94 the wires 95 can be moved ing more than onewiping surface, the invention provides an arrangement whereby onesurface can be brought into use; can be shaken when desired; and thenthe other surface can be brought into use and shaken if desired.

It'is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to theillustrated embodiments, since it is capable of considerablemodification, and consequently any limitations imposed thereupon are tobe only those specified by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A mop of the type described comprising a handle, a head, means for sopivotally securing said head to said handle that the head can be rotatedcompletely relatively to the handle, said handle being provided with ahollow bore for part of its length, a rod slidable in said bore andextending beyond the end of the handle, an arm detachably secured tosaid head at a point spaced from the pivotal connection between the headand the handle and pivotally secured to an end of said rod beyond theend of the handle, and means slidable on said handle and secured to saidrod for reciprocating the rod.

2. 'A mop of the type described comprising a head made up of twosimilarly shaped connected sections, a connecting member between saidsections, a handle pivotally secured to said connecting member to permitcomplete rotation of the sections relative to the handle, the handlebeing provided with a hollow bore for part of its length, a rod slidablein said bore and extending beyond the end of the handle, an armpivotally secured to the end of the rod beyond the end of the handle,and means carried by said arm for detachably securing said arm toadjacent parts of said sections at points spaced from said connectingmember.

3. A mop of the type described comprising a head made up of twosimilarly shaped sections, a connecting member between said sections, ahandle pivotally secured to said connecting member to permit completerotation of the sections relative to the handle, the handle beingprovided with a hollow bore for part of its length, a rod slidable insaid bore and extending beyond the end of the handle, an arm pivotallysecured to the lower end of the rod, and means carried by said arm fordetachably securing said arm to adjacent parts of said sections atpoints spaced from said connecting member, said means comprisingoppositely extending clip members attached to said arm, and means forresiliently forcing said clip members toward said sections respectively.

ORLENCE D. ORVIS.

